Creating Work Opportunities

Creating Work Opportunities

Creating Work Opportunities

Pro Pueblo creates work opportunities, and encourages growth and independent livelihoods for local artisans in their home villages. One of our primary efforts are to help the women produce handicrafts that allow them to work out of their home and care for their family.

Artisans are offered support in areas where they usually lack expertise, logistics, or financial means. Another important function of the foundation is to absorb any credit risk. The foundation offers artisan financing for the purchase of small equipment and tools. Usually, financing is for six months with gradual payments deducted from the value of the delivered products.

Due to the benefits of this business model, independent artisan groups working in their home villages continue to join Pro Pueblo's growing network of craftspeople.

Quality Delivered

Attractive wrapping or packaging is an integral part of marketing the final product. For this reason, the design and production of packaging has become an important part of our activities. For local distribution, we use recycled packing materials. Export products are packed in solid carton boxes with interior balsa reinforcements.

Our retailers are provided product specific displays including a display tree for ornaments, as well as one for bracelet and earring displays.

Global Impact At a Glance

About 80,000 products are packaged annually.

The foundation markets the products locally and internationally through various distribution channels:

Retailers in Ecuador, the US, and Germany

Fairs and Gift Shows

Corporate Gift Markets

Wholesalers

Direct Sales through Pro Pueblo-Owned Outlets

Websites

Artisans are paid the same day the products are delivered.

Uniquely Beautiful, Naturally Unique

No two artisan handicrafts are identical. In order to benefit as many artisans and segments of the population as possible, Pro Pueblo emphasizes the creation of products using a wide variety of materials, crafts, and artisan skill levels.

All the handicrafts are made from natural materials, resulting in beautiful and unique color variations. We do make sure all products meet detailed specification standards to ensure our clients consistently receive the highest quality products.